I wonder, does anyone have any recent photos of hers from avex? Would love to see them.

I love the ones on her official site, she looks quite...grown-up ^_~

Thanks Amigo! :P

You can see more pictures like this on her official website.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...89bb0_full.jpg

The most recent pics we have D:


There's a few more of her at the shareholder meeting/a-nation but they aren't that much different from the ones posted :yes

:grumpy

It's been too long since a new release from Maki. I am partially happy that she seems to be carefully crafting whatever she's working on. I suppose I should listen to more tracks from How To Use Sexy to hold me over until her new release [So far I've only listened to the singles and How To Use Loneliness, which is officially my favorite Goto song ever].

Edit: Love the pictures by the way. I didn't know she performed at a-nation...

^You have to listen to City Wind, for some reason it makes me want to be in Vegas playing slots, it's so relaxing, and I'm in love with Secret right now!!!

City Wind is the best song on that album! Seriously I just picture Maki in a lounge singing that song (similar to kuu's feel PV). It's amazing!

City Wind :heart I love how first three album tracks are fast paced, then it just goes to the relaxing City Wind~

the lyrics for Hear Me(that Maki wrote) are out...

Yo Hear me now, Watch me now,I'm gonna lust,I'm Gonna can't stop（　´ Д ｀）オッオー
<許すコト>認めない　I Just like a baby
勝ち目のないレースはハード
怖がらずyou just can't stop 笑い浮かべてる 性格はmighty
I want to movin' on even“nothing”groovin' on 予想できない程の真実
あいつの瞳 待っていたよな 新しいstyle
Call me!! Got me!! Sway hard!! Woh-!!

そのスキルで演じ切りな U touch and reach her
すべてがそうあなた次第　恋に潜って
そう全てを演じ切れば 満足するよ
U wanna play me? 来てごらん Move with me
【待ってきたような 可能性は 望むだけで 我輩に懸かっている】

もう一人もういいわ If you've heard 'bout me something
少しくらいruleをchange
例えばそう 掌じゃ 掴む事の出来ない your heart,your feel 揺れてin your heart
Don't replay even movin' dancers 振り返らずに 明日からの未来
感受性が作るものでしょ だからこそ今 Everybody,stand up!! yeah-!

そのスキルで演じ切りな U touch and reach her
最高で完璧なリズムを感じて
そう全てを演じ切りな 求めているよ
I wanna practice 思うまま go with me
【待ってきたような 可能性は 望むだけで 我輩に懸かっている】

GIVE ME　私あなたを思いながら　GIVE ME　叫ぶ　恋のせいよ
GIVE ME　終わり？そんなわけないわ　争って　そう感じている


The most beautiful lyrics I've ever read in my life! Call me!! Got me!! Sway hard!! Woh-!! & I'm gonna lust,I'm Gonna can't stop are my favorite lines :bchuck

Jesus! These lyrics are quite something... XD

"I wanna practice"... LOL! :laugh

i love GIVE ME LOVE and How to Use Loneliness <3
they're awesome ! :yes

OMG I LOVE those lyrics! :luv2

♥ you!: Thanks a lot for the pics :)

Maki at RED CLIFF's premiere <3!

http://news.livedoor.com/article/ima...?img_id=530453
http://news.livedoor.com/article/ima...?img_id=530454
Love her haircut & color <3*_*

Drop dead gorgeous... :thud

Thanks for posting.

OMG SHE CUT HER HAIR IT LOOK SO GOOD AAAA

http://news.livedoor.com/article/ima...?img_id=530445

GOCCHIN AND AMIGO :heart

OMG I forgot that was Ami with her too! :luv2

O.O She looks so glamorous~! So gorgey :luv2
What's RED CLIFF?

^ a movie that alan did the theme for.

:angel:angel:angel i'm so happy she is alive :weep
I think this is her first time since 2004 having short hair and the dress ooo. H!P would never let her look like such a DIVA :

I remember her going to an event during her H!P days and she wore like, this black potato sack :shakehead

wow this is the first time maki actually looked good! shes the coolest one there!

I'm posting the picture here! She's too cool with the new haircut! :heart I missed Gomaki with short hair. Also, I think she looked the best that night. Beating Ai, Koda and Ami!

http://img370.imageshack.us/img370/5...8b34932ol2.jpg

First time? I guess you didn't know her in her H!P days.

^ i did, but i was never a fan! truthfully i thought she was ugly! she loox great now, im really surprised :yes i cant wait to see what she will do now with avex

WOW! Maki was the best looking one! She looked so hollywood glamour! And I love the cut!

WWWOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!

She looked AMAZING!!!!! OMG!! good for maki!! this is the real maki! :D

WOW! so mature. she looks much more than 23 in those pics, lol. but they are beautiful :smitten

i love her new hair style and hair color

Wow she looks GOOD. Dang o_O

Potentially stupid question, but is Maki mixed race? She kina looks white/asian a lot of the time!

Love the hair, now make a single!

omg!!! she looks so good *___* I LOVE HER HAIIRR

i love this picture http://news.livedoor.com/article/ima...?img_id=531141 :thud

As far as I know, she's full Japanese...but I know what you mean. I wonder if she tries to look that way on purpose?

More pics from Hello!Online.

http://i33.tinypic.com/1o7fyu.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/2prhidd.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/adm0r6.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/34gq6nr.jpg

http://i33.tinypic.com/307ydrb.jpg

http://i34.tinypic.com/35ji26c.jpg

http://i38.tinypic.com/iz5hrp.jpg

http://i37.tinypic.com/ff3kzt.jpg

http://i36.tinypic.com/nbzq78.jpg

Please Gocchin announce a single soon... :thud :luv2

oh, she looks so BEAUTIFUL.
new hair style is cool too.

but, where's the new single ?!

Man, Maki is smokin' hot! Now, if only we could get a single....

Wow! More pictures! She looks soooooooo gorgeous. <3

She's 100% Japanese. But I have to agree that she looks mixed race. :yes

Ok holy **** she looks ****ing FABULOUS

I want to movin' on even“nothing”groovin' on
lol

Yeah, I'm really hoping they announce a single soon...

Probably a stupid question, but the girl in the yellow dress is Ami Suzuki [I've never seen a picture of her before...]? Are they friends? :confused

yes, that is ami suzuki. :yes i'm not sure if their, like, friends though :P their friendly in those pics, at least.

That's my favourite pic out of all them. So beautiful.

lalala six more days until we get the full hear me performance :love

and this guy produced Hear Me.
http://www.kdash.jp/profile/creative/u-key/
His other work isn't too bad..interesting to see if he will continue to work with her in the future.

also the next issue of this gossip magazine apparently contains DANGEROUS RUMORS about Gocchin! :eek
http://www.tokyo-sports.co.jp/i.html
I need details on this!

She's so Hot, and she seems really happy, i'm glad she is !!

But, please Avex, announce a single or something, it's been such a long time now she signed her contract, i begin to wonder what's happening.

UPDATE..the headline of the gossip website says
WOW... :roflmao

They're not THAT big! Geez.

^^ lmao already putting her money from avex to good use I see.

To Maki's defence her boobs pretty much looked the same at the Red Cliff premier :eyebrow

please !
new single and fast !! :(

When is the new single coming?

if we're lucky, hopefully in early 2009 :weep i can't wait anymore, lol.

Yeah we should get something by January or February <___<;

I don't understand what the delay could be, we don't even have rumors about it to give us any clues :weep

Maybe she is planning to debut with an album such as Van Tomiko did for her solo-debut in avex..

yup! she did sing a new song. but i forgot the title. umm..."hear me" was it? I CAN'T REMEMBER :weep

^You are correct, 'Hear me' is the title.

Here's Hear Me from A-nation.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hm5gJUPxhc

I luv her new R&B style along with the ero-kawaii image :P

^ wow I thought that was the full performance! ty for giving me a heart attack :faint

PAY MORE ATTN PLZ!!! WE WILL BE GETTING THE FULL PERF IN LIKE 4 DAYS SO YOU DIDN'T MISS MUCH.

NOVEMBER 26TH 2008, MARK YOUR CALENDARS Y'ALL@@

the whole performance is gonna air? i didn't know, lol. can't wait!

Yes it will. :yes

I'm soo dying to hear it, and I hope someone will make an mp3 rip too. :D

Where in the heck is this girl? I can't believe there's no new info whatsoever... -_-

^ I guess that makes sense (even if we're tortured to death waiting).

So, I have recently discovered Maki and have been listening to her latest album a lot lately and I absolutely LOVE every song on there!!! It's such a great album and she is an amazing singer. <3

OMG that is wonderful news! Maki teaches yet another how to use ~*loneliness and SEXY*~ :heart

Do you plan to explore her older discography?

Oh yes, definitely! :) What do you suggest to start me off with?

Well I guess the safest route would be to download her BEST album. She also has great bsides too..all her albums are available to download on page 10! Anyway along with her best album Ekizo na DISCO from her third album is amazing, it sounds like her how to use SEXY era stuff :angel
http://www.mediafire.com/?kmdmuz2efjy

Thank you so much!!! I'll be sure to check them out!

her best album is full of good singles <3

i love sugi sugite baka mitai (goto version). :>

Suppin to namida is good too!

I love "Olivia wo Kikinagara" from her best album! She sang this when she auditioned for MM too.

My favorite Goma songs are Uwasa no Sexy Guy, Afurechau Be In Love, and Daite yo Please Go On :)

ITS NOVEMBER 26TH AHHH. WHERE IS HER PERFORMANCE@@@ I hope someone uploads it soon~

My favorite songs...I'm too biased when it comes to Gocchin :yes What do you guys think of her single Sans Toi m'Amie / Kimi to Itsumademo? I don't really care for Kimi to Itsumademo but Sans Toi m'Amie is beautiful :heart Such a underrated song.

Ima ni Kitto... In My LIFE is unappreciated too! Even though the PV is disgustingly cheap it's one of my favorite Maki singles, a shame this song never made it on an album.

THE PERF IS HERE.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x7j...ation-08_music

ugh why did they edit the performance? it's not even 2min :headache well at least we finally have a part of Hear Me in decent quality.

DISAPPOINTED.

^
Thanks for sharing the link. Is this a new song of hers?

Yeah, so far it's her only new original song with avex.

Thanks for telling me because I knew I haven't heard this song before. When is Avex planning to let her release a single?

The song is really cool! I hope she releases it soon...

ugh, it's sooooo ******* short! :weep i really love it tho, it's nice to hear it in much better quality.

moar Gocchin news plz!

omg i LOOOOOOOOVE the song :luv2 watch out kuu lol :P
but the performance is so short :weep i really hope we'll get an anouncement in late december or something~

I know! They need to hurry up and get their butts in gear. She's not BoA, you can't just keep postponing it xD

I still think avex is waiting until the New Year starts before releasing anything.
Sucks so bad since Hear Me is such a good song!

Her singing is really good, however I think most of the songs off how to use sexy are better than this. The rain is hot. :P

"hear me" is a really good song ... :)

but, is "in my life" in some album ? or is it just released on single ?

It was just released on a single :weep. Such a good song and b-side!

Now that Maki is in avex I hope she doesn't lose her sense of humor! Her encore performances at concerts were so entertaining...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7..._122_240lo.jpg
:heart

My favorite is Gomaki Penguin! :heart

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/2...pengiinxj0.jpg

^ Aww, so cute :heart!

:heart:heart !
I wish more Gomaki Penquin episodes were made instead of...gomaki sparrow I think it was called? Wasn't nearly as cute compared to the original :<

:O Soooo how long has she been dressing up like birds? :laugh

It reminds me of Kuu's Giraffe ...

Avex should make all their artists dress up like animals, I think.

Ayumi as a bear, anyone?

^ They can form a unit for something :laugh
Ayu can be that a-nation bear thing. Of course the bird Maki would be is penguin~
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v7...arikku/chi.jpg
Not long enough!



So I think avex should release 'Hear Me' as a digital single before they prepare for her -real- debut single. Plus it will actually remind the public that Maki exists <_< Also kinda old news but if you haven't noticed Maki's official site has a blog link now. The blog isn't open yet but it's nice to know they will let her get back to blogging soon.

offshot of Gochi at a-nation.

Even tho she looked good at the Red Cliff premier I kinda miss her long hair D:

^ tanks for the vid she looks so good with long hair *____* (and yay! for aichin in the back ground XD)
i wanna see the whole performance!!!!!!!!! and i want the song XD
she only performd Hear Me right?

She performed Diana King's Shy Guy too. But only Hear Me got onto the DVD. :yes

LOL Ai Otsuka's yelling in the background!

that video is really nice :>

and ai otsuka singing in the backround ;o

Maki looks like she works really hard!! And she looks great too ~

OM GUYS GUYS GUYS


GOCCHIN WILL BE FEATURED IN A B-SIDE.

http://www.neowing.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31594

The song is called "I believe in love" feat. BoA. however she will not be singing with her she will just be featured on the b-side..BUT WHO CARES NEW MUSIC WITH MAKI IN IT, CHRISTMAS MIRACLE@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ :angel :angel :faint :heart

2009/ 2/18
Believe in LOVE feat.BoA(仮)
ravex
／c/w『タイトル未定 feat.後藤 真希(仮)』

i was just about to post this! :laugh

soooooo can't wait, dying to hear more gocchin

:thud

:thud

she's going to sing with BoA?????????
CANT WAITTTTT HWAORHWJRAOJWRWGJOJRW IM SSO EXCITEDDD

no no! BoA will be featured on the a-side! :yes

^ oh that sucks :P
oh well... WAAAA NEW GOCCHIIIIIIIIIII XDDD

Who's the main artist of the single then?

Here's it on CDJapan

http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/detailview.html?KEY=AVCD-31594

The main artist is "raxex"
http://ravex.jp/index.html
^ the official site.

Raxex are these three guys which include Taku from m-flo.
http://ravex.jp/profile/

* oh thanks for the CdJapan link. I need my x-mas money now omg :heart